The news had not arrived into the Empire yet.
However, for the Empire’s citizens ignorance was bliss.
The Imperial soldiers who headed out to invade tempest, in other words their beloved families, were slain by some unknown means.
With a force that almost reaches a million strong, they never considered the possibility of defeat.
He would definitely accomplish the empire’s earnest wish of conquering the west side; they never doubted the emperor who would one day unite the lands.
To the unlucky northeast in the Great Jura Forest, the evil dragon Veldora is currently weakened, there’s nothing to fear anymore.
Under the imperial reign of the great emperor, the greatest imperial army invasion has finally begun.
These were the thoughts of the general citizens. Nobody expected them to have a hard time let alone defeat.
Neither were there any survivor left, nor did they ever reach the western countries, and simply all perished in the Great Jura Forest. There was not a single soul who could imagine this scenario.
Yuuki received the report, and made a wry smile.
If the forces of almost a million strong was used well, they perhaps there’s a chance they could eliminate the Demon Lord Rimuru but to think it was a complete annihilation.
Literally, the result was every soldier killed without exception.
Demon Lord Rimuru gone and the imperial army suffering heavy casualties, that would be the ideal scenario.
The next most ideal scenario would be Demon Lord Rimuru and the Imperial Army dealing heavy damage to each other.
If both sides ended up suffering major causalities, then he would have earned some time as planned.
He would launch a coup d’etat before the wounded Imperial army returns, then he would assimilate the returning armored corps to form a stable foundation.
And while stalling for time as he recovers from the damage dealt by Demon Lord Rimuru, he’ll use this time to seize the empire in his grasp.
When he opened the lid and looked inside, not only did the demon lord hardly suffer any damage, it was practically a one-sided trampling.
Although he didn’t lose any of his own corps, game pieces he could have utilized went up in flames.
It was an unexpected scenario.
But what’s most startling of all, was how much Demon Lord Rimuru’s forces have grown.
“Unbelievable to think he razed that large army with ease”
“It truly is unbelievable if it’s an army of that scale, they would have strength on par with 3 demon lord armies’
“No, compared to the Ten Great Demon Lords of your era, the calibers of the current Octagram are a bit extraordinary.
Take Leon for example, even when he’s hiding his true strength he still has the battle prowess of a magic knight corps.
Even Mirim who was famous for having no subordinates has taken in Karion and Frey, two old demon lord class individuals as her subordinates.
There’s also the demon lord who’s been gathering territory, and is now the ruler of the Great Jura Forest.
Then of course there’s Guy who’s the strongest, alongside Dagruel and Ruminas dubbed the largest faction alongside their own forces.
